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Let the co-ordinates of one vertex of ABC be A(0,2,α) and the other two vertices lie on the line x+α5=y12=z+43. For α, if the area of  ABC is 21 sq. units and the line segment BC has length  22 units, then α2 is equal to ______.

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answer is 9.

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Detailed Solution

area of ABC=21
12×BC×h=21h=21,
Let D=(5kα,2k+1,3k4)

Drs of AD5k-α, 2k-1, 3k-4-α
Drs of BC are (5, 2, 3)
ADBC5(5kα)+2(2k1)+3(3k4α)=025k5α+4k2+9k123α=038k8α14=019k4α7=0
AD=21(5kα)2+(2k1)2+(3k4α)2=213α2+20α87=0α=3( or )α=293α2=9

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